bonus categories

Quite often, I’ll receive an email offering bonus points for spending in certain categories. For example, an offer might award 5X points for purchases at department stores or home improvement…

The credit card portfolio from Citi is kind of a mess. There’s the Citi Premier, which is one of the best all-around cards and then there’s everything else. Many of…

Rewards credit cards are constantly looking for ways to distinguish themselves from the competition. Banks will do almost anything to get you to move a card to the top spot…

The average American family spends 12% of their income on paying for food, with that spending split almost evenly between eating out and eating at home. Plenty of credit cards…

I spent this Sunday planning our upcoming trip to Kauai. While I’ve already locked in our flights, hotels and rental car, that still leaves the question of what were going…

Manufactured spending. What does that mean? It’s not apparent from the name, but a good guess would be that it has something to do with spending money concerning travel since…

I take some time every few months to make sure that Sharon and I are using the best cards to maximize the points we earn on everyday expenses. Picking which…

Chase is bringing back a promotion they offered earlier this year, but this time it’s not as lucrative as before. To counter the decreased usefulness of its Sapphire travel cards…

Many of the benefits of the Citi Prestige cards have become valueless in the world of COVID-19.  What good are bonus points at airlines, restaurants, hotels and cruise lines when…

Happy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like,…